Celebrating 20 Years of Health Research Excellence in Saskatchewan
The Santé Awards, an annual event hosted by SHRF, celebrate Saskatchewan researcher's outstanding achievements in health research.
This occasion serves as an opportunity to:
Acknowledge researchers for their significant contributions to cultivating a vibrant health research and innovation culture.
Cultivate and reinforce connections with the research community, our partners, and other provincial supporters.
Our Santé Awards were presented at an in-person networking event on Thursday, January 25th, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saskatoon East.
We announced three different awards during this year's 2023-24 event.
Congratulations to the Winners of the 20th Annual Santé Awards!
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
These awards recognize the top-ranked applications from researchers and teams in the past year’s funding competitions. All applications to SHRF’s funding competitions are ranked according to our rigorous peer review process by committees of active researchers and health professionals.
Dr. Stacey Lovo and Dr. Gary Linassi
University of Saskatchewan, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
Top 2022-23 Solutions - Innovation Grant
Dr. Ivar Mendez, Rachel Johnson, Dr. Stacey Lovo, and Dr. Scott Adams
University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Top 2022-23 Solutions - Impact Grant
Dr. Stacey Lovo
University of Saskatchewan, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
Top 2023-24 Establishment Grant - SocioHealth
Dr. Justin Botterill
University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
Top 2023-24 Establishment Grant - Biomedical
IMPACT AWARD
SHRF also announced the recipient of the Impact Award. This award was presented to a researcher who received a SHRF Establishment Grant in 2018-19, has submitted their 5-year follow-up report, and is currently active in Saskatchewan. The award recognizes their work, which helps build capacity, advance knowledge, inform decision-making, provides health, economic and social impacts, and shows future potential to continue their impact in Saskatchewan.
Dr. Robert Laprairie
University of Saskatchewan
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
Dr. Robert Laprairie was recognized for his work in the Modulation of the endocannabinoid system in the GAERS rat model of absence epilepsy.
Dr. Robert Laprairie's impactful research work is recognized for:
Research to develop cannabinoid treatments for absence epilepsy
Multiple collaborators on the project
Additional leveraged funding from other Canadian funding agencies
12 knowledge mobilization activities
And the William A. Devane Young Investigator Award from the International Cannabinoid Research Society
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Our Achievement Award is presented to one senior researcher currently residing in Saskatchewan, whose exemplary career achievements have been inspired by their drive, leadership and ingenuity. It recognizes the recipient's work over their career to build capacity, advance knowledge, inform decision-making, and provide health, economic, and social impacts in Saskatchewan.
Dr. Hassan Vatanparast
University of Saskatchewan
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and the School of Public Health
Dr. Hassan Vatanparast is recognized for his impactful work in:
Nutritional Epidemiology Studies Using Complex National Health Survey Data
Bone Health Research Studies
Eat Healthy Play Healthy (EHPH) Initiative
Research on Vitamin D
Research on migration health
Healthy Start – Depart Santé (HSDS)
Project LINK (Linking Immigrants to Nutritional Knowledge)
Promoting healthy living and diabetes prevention with Indigenous Communities
Community engagement and knowledge sharing
Training highly qualified people
Building a culture of health research
And lastly, forming international partnerships and collaborations
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We will be releasing stories over the next few weeks highlighting the important work done by our award winners. Follow our social media and blog posts for more!
Remarks from key stakeholders around Canada celebrating SHRF and health research in Saskatchewan
Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us
at the 20th Annual Santé Awards!
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